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The skill of marquetry (inlaid wood) became known generations ago. However, even with one hundred years, it's got not lost its relevance,giving the globe the astounding in the beauty items that will beautify even royal chambers. The fact the place is themarquetry about the modern art market, the portal AuctionLot said Nikolai Serov, a famous Russian master of marquetry work.

- Please inform us a little about you and the way you receive began in a rare art - marquetry.

- I was born in Sokol, Vologda region, our kids is definitely creative individuals. In line with the stories of his father, mygrandfather, who died in the front in 1943 in Leningrad, he would be a famous cabinetmaker. A grandmother was engaged in lace(weaving Vologda lace) and was considered one of many masters in the industry one of the best. Her works were for export only. Myfather - also comprehensively developed personality about him said: Master golden hands

My desire for several types of applied art began throughout his school years: woodcut, relief carving, geometrical carving, chasing, - it absolutely was interesting. But a really strong impression on me picture I saw, came once to see a friend. It was a smaller operation onRussian folk tales, carved from items of kinds of wood and composed as a mosaic, within a unit. I quickly was surprised, as much as possible, using only natural wood devoid of the colors, increase the risk for sport of texture and color to select ??? Only years later Ilearned it had become my first encounter with marquetry style. Gone would be the a few years decades would be to learn this art and master it toperfection.

- Earlier in Russia could order items with marquetry only loaded people, today the problem has changed or wooden inlay isstill only obtainable on the elite?

- Indeed, before such products in tsarist Russia could afford only very wealthy people - Count Sheremetev, Golitsyn, Tsar AlexeiMikhailovich and also the court nobility. I think that today the problem has not changed. True inlay available continues to be only the elite, butnew technologies let produce simplified varieties of marquetry, but you are far inferior to manual work. It is obvious that theproduct place on stream, should never be the masterpieces of the highest level.

- As you know, the therapy lamp received the best flowering of art in Europe is different than a Russian school of marquetry fromWestern European?

- Development of the Russian school of marquetry was closely linked to the growth and development of this art in numerous Europeancountries. Teachers of Russian masters were outstanding artists of Italy, France, Holland. This, for me, is due to the possible lack of a unified style, a sort of layering, that has been the hallmark of this type of art in Russia. We were capable to take in good the setand create something of these diversity.

- In tsarist Russia unit are only able to handle marquetry, this type of art require special knowledge and talent. How many artists today,able to create masterpieces beyond wood?

- Thus far, the masters, able to create masterpieces of wood Body, because this type of art requires perseverance, attention,expertise in various species of trees, the sense of taste, style and ability to post a tree coloured, texture. Specialists, whoare keen on marquetry may be called with the names of everybody who is considered a professional in this case. Each master their ownstyle, its personality.

- As far as today, popular products, manufactured in the appearance of marquetry? In fact, they may be much more the traditions of bygone centuriesand poorly joined with modern design.